Tū'te-la-ge, n.

n. [From Lat. tutēla, protection, from tutārī, to guard, from tuērī, to watch, defend; Fr. tutèle, tutelle, Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. tutela.]

1. Guardianship; protection;—applied to the person protecting; as, the king's right of seigniory and tutelage.
2. State of being under a guardian; care or protection enjoyed.

The childhood of the European nations was passed under the tutelage of the clergy. Macaulay.